The New York Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1868, Page 3

"The Counter Revolution and Movement Against the Mikado. Northern and Southern Armies in the Field. Poreign Trade in Firearms and Breadstaffs. The United States Squadron and Changes in Command. By way of San Francisco we have the following wpecial report in detail of our news telegrams from Japan to the 25th of July. Counter Revolution and Battles Against the Mikado—Application to the Ex-Tycoon— Southern Movement Against Joddo—Three Northern Armies in the Field—Eviis of the Feudal System—Foreign Trade in Fire- armeBreadstufls Supply—The Currency Difficulty—Tue United States Squadron—A General Court Martial~Trade at Osaka. YoKouama, July 25, 1968, Invay last letter from this port I informed you of the probable counter revolution that might soon oceur in Japan, by which the Mikado would lose that power only so recently obtained. Those prognosti- eations have turned out not only to be correct, but have occurred much sooner than ever was anticipat- ed. Your readers have most probably already pe- Trused the telegrams which informed them of the Gefeat of the Mikado’s forces im several engagements, and of his subsequent application to the late Tycoon to resume his office. Stotsbashi declined. it was then offered to a nephew of Stotsbashi, a lad of about seven years of age, the former Tycoon to actas regent. This was also declined, Stotsbashi and the boy’s father declaring that the Mikado had neither the right nor power to appoint the Tycoon, Again it was offered to one of the Tokugawas, one who had been dissatisfied with the late Tycoon and had remained neutral during all the trouble, but declined on the same grounds, Of course this rather annoyed the Mikado and his supporters, who had issued a proclamation declaring that the Tokuga- was shall never more be honored by the Tycoonate. But this proclamation does not seem to amount to much, from the fact, as I take it, that the friends of the late Tycoon have refused to compromise, po- cause they think they are strong enough to obtain on demand what they refuse to accept as a favor. @onseguently hostilities have been resumed with renewed vigor. On the 4th of July the Southerners, who had gradually been collecting their forces in aud around Jeddo until they numbered nearly twenty thousand, attacked the Tokugawas, who were quite unsuspicious of and unprepared for such a demonstration, and who only numbered about fifteen or eighteen hundred. That afternoon, however, by voncentrating their forces near the main bridge, in front of the Mia's (high priest) house, they (the ‘To- Augawas) w abled to repulse the Southerners With great lo: Early (he next morning th tiack was resumed, and the Tokugawas entire! uied, The Mia fled the city, and the Southerners, flushed with victory, burned three of the finest temples in Jeddo, and by the next day about a third of Jeddo was in ashes. Tiey also beheaded every two-sworded man they met who conid not prove his allegiance to the Mikado and Satsuma, Last week an enga filteen thousand of Aidzu’s troops and twelve thou- sand of Satsuma’s and Choisu’s. The latter were routed With great slaughter and some of the Dalmios r banners. A few days thereafter If gave notice tat he was going “to 7? and ordered his generats to withdraw all thetr id proceed homeward, That Choisu smells imate defeat is wudoubtedly the cause of his tion, and several Ti nese have informed me that itis not at all unlikely that im the course of a couple of weeks he will be arrayed against the party of which until now he has been one of the principal supporters. nthe meantime three large Northern armies are in thefleld, One under command of Aidzu threatens Osaka. The second, under Kanga-no-Kami, is marching on to Kioto, with the avowed object of seizing upon the person of the Mikado. The third one is led by Sendai and is daily expected at Jeddo. There can be little doubt that they will succeed in their immediate objects, but even then 4 doubt very much whether that will put an end to the troubles of Japan. This government requires one strong man—a man of sufficient courage, energy and ability to set to work to break the power of the nobles. Centralization must be his aim and end; for as long as the present system—the feudal system—exists in Japan the country ts in danger of being plunged into civil war by the first noble who considers himself aggrieved and who is rich and powerful enough to resort to arma. Of eourse while all this fighting and quarrelling is going on foreign business is almost stagnant, with the exception, perhaps, of those who are dealt arms and ammunition, There are two or three houses here who scarcely do anything else but sup Ply the different parties with American and Engliah Tifles, and now and again even with a vessel-of-war. About three weeks ago the steamer Kanga-no-Kami (formerly the Sagamore of the United States) was Beized by order of General Van Valkenburg because she had avout eight hundred soldiers and arms and ammunition, The troops were obliged to disembark. Kut the only effect this interference had was that an English vessel got bold of that charter, and the Kanga-no-Kami took another load next day and got oi with it, so that neither the Minister nor the oi- cers of the United States steamer Iroquois, who made the seizure, mi anything out of their enterprise. But, speaking of business, flour and wheat are goin command good prices this year, from the ct that a vast amountef damage has been done to he rice crops by the recent extraordinarily heavy rains, The month of June ts in this place the rainy month, but this year the heavy rains commenced early im May and lasted till tne middle of July, and has a down by the Japanese to be the heaviest fal of rain that has occurred within at leasi ten =. The rivers overfowed to such an extent that rid were carried away, roads destroyed and whole tewns inundated. Many rice fields are even x im spite of eight or ten days of excessive heat, Which abways immediately follows the rain, still under water, Consequently the surplus rice of China will find a. good market bere, and the numerous ves- seis that have long been lying here idle will be de- Bpatched thence and to America for cereals. One source of trouble and bother to the mer. between deserted thei; Choisu_ himsel suit fore enants bas been the want of a proper current medium. The native merchants buy and sell e foreigners deal in Mexican If the Mexican dollar only uniform value in boos ail But the rates of excha are as variable aa was the value of gold during the war in the States—en‘alling a greater inconvenience here, however, than did the fuctuation at home, as the ‘use of boos mui't necessarily be general, A year ago the rate was a8 high as 380 boos to $100; to-day they are quoted at 244. The ministers and consuls of the treaty Powers had some consultation with the Ja- panese authorities on the matter, end they agreed that che ollar :Wouid have a fixed value of three boos, This arrangement would Bave been entirely satisfactory had it been carried ont, but it feil through from varione reasons. Io the first pl owing to the unsetth «| of the country, the ernors can scarcely enforce @ single order. Secondly, the whole ofthe exchange business io in the hands of Chinamen, who fovin a reguiar bend of meney sharks, and these, neting in co-operation with the banks, reap a sch harvest by selling the dollars at an advance of from thirty to forty per cent to the Japanese goveraunent, whe make boos out of ther but of @ deteriorated intrinsic value. The conse- quence is that one cloes uot get by fifteen or twenty per cent che actual value of the dollar. This comlition of the exchange market is seit par. ticularly hard just pow, as this is the silk worm egg season, There are scores of Ifalians and Frenchmen at the present time wuying eggs. Of course the Japanese will take nothing lat boos, and it comes rather rough tuat they inust lose twenty per eent of their money, particula*ly o@ this year they are eharging as high as nine boos per card for first chop egus, Which five years ago Were obtainable for four tempos (about eight cents), a sign that the w PP! Japanese are sulficiently wide awake to fully appre- ciate the laws foverming, de wand and supply. We have just now in Yoko,wma quite an iinposing Meet of war vessels—the Piscataqua, Shenandoah, Oneida and Maumee, to say no \hing of the Stonewall, which still fies the American fag, but bes no crew board. on general court martial 18 now sitting on the bn ida. changes have been elda, In the fleet the followit made:—Lieutenant Commander A. R. Yates, execu- tive officer of the Piscataqua, detached to take com- JAPAN. | a ain Wa to Oneida; Midshipman Cowri, detached from ba to Oneida. All volunteer officers have been ordered home. ‘The readers of the HzRALD will remember that when the port of Osaka was opened the opening the ports of Jeddo and Ne-egata, which accord to treaty should have taken place at the same time, was until the 1st of April. When that time arrived the country was in such an unsettled condition that the Ministers thought it advisable not to insist upon the fulfilment of the agreement. Recently, however, it has been pointed out that Ne-egata offered greater induce- ments than other piece for the purchase of silk worms’ eggs. So the Italian and North German reai- dents have prevailed upon thetr res] sentatives to allow them to clear for that port. Of course, no formal opening has taken place, and un- less emigrants are protected the Japanese might legally drive them out and prevent them even from building ® house. On these grounds all the other Ministers refused to concur with the action of the other two. Nevertheless, the people that have been up there state that they found the natives very Slendly and exceedingly anxious to enter into com- mercial relations with them. tive repre- A Naval Rogatta—Challenge from Uuited States to British Tars—Awmerican Victory, UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP ONEIDA, Hiooa Bay, Japan, June 26, 1868, -On Tuesday last our second entter crossed the bows of her Britannic Majesty's ship Zebra and tossed their oars, thus challenging the crew of the latter to arace. The challenge was promptly accepted, and the following terms were agreed upon:—The boats to start on Monday, the 22d inst., at five P. M., from astake boat anchored between the two ships, and pull round another boat, two and a haif nautical miles distant, for a sum of $120, Ata few minutes before five P. M., the hour for Starting, both boats were manned by their respective crews and puiled to the point of departure. Our boat was black and the men were dressed in blue, while their opponents’ boat was white and the crew dressed in the same eclor, which was very favorable in distinguishing their positions during the entire race, ‘The umpires were on board the steam 1: longing to the French ship Dupleix, who: kindly offered it to convey them over the course A little before five a gun from our launch gave no- tice for preparation, and was followed by another to. start at 5h. 8. min, 23 see. Both boats started off beautifully, the black boat leading for about fifty ards, when the white one overhauled and passed her a length, drawing cheers from their ship’s com- pany. Our rigging was filled with our men, who cheered to encourage their companions, who, al- though as yet had never pulied a race, had the courage to run against the champion of four races, and IT beheve the fastest cutter in the English eu don. ‘he backers of the English boat were elated at this advantage gained by their favorite, and offered bets freely, which were readily taken up by our officers, who were not to be disheartened by all their talk and the slight advantage their boat had gained. The white boat held ber own, Keeping a boat’s length aliead, black pulling in her wake, until within five-eighths or three-quarters of a mile of the stake boat, when the black commenced to lay ack to het work, and for a few minutes the race was very ex- citing; but the black slowly gained, and on rounding the stake boat was one hundred yards ahead, This drew forth cheers upon cheers from our ship's company, who offered to give two to one on the black, but found no takers. The black continned to gain slowly until the race Was ended at 56 minutes 50 seconds past five. The white coming in at 57 minutes 45 seconds past five, being fifty-five seconds behind. Thus crowning our first race with victory. The coxswain of the Zebra’s boat handed to our coxswain a small manufactured chicken cock as their trophy. This cock seems to have had an even ful life of it It was won from the Hartford by the Princess Royal, who lost it to her Majesty's tr clad steamer Ocean, Who in time had to hand it over to the Zebra, and was won from them by a boat pulling their first race, and by them will be held until some faster boat takes it away. Although onr boat beat them so badly they still believe they can beat us, and have challenged us to try it over again on the ist of July. The challenge was quickly ac- cepted. The second race was pulled on the 3d of July, and led in the defeat of the English boat in forty-five 8 nds, the entire race pulled in 42 minates 45 seconds, being twelve minuites less than the former rac 5 TUE LABOR QUESTION, Master Masons, ‘The Master Masons’ Association met yesterday af- ternoon at their rooms in Liberty street. The attend- ance was small. Some desuitory and unimportant dis- cussion took place on the subject of future meetings, Mr. Tostevant reported that he had had a conyer- sation with a large eight hour boss, who discharged ten men last Saturday and would discharge sixteen more next Saturday, and would soon come over altogether to the ten howr men. The meeting then adjourned till Friday next. « Cigar Deelers’ Union. The second meeting of the Union was held yester- day afternoon at the Steuben House, Mr. Charles Griebel, president pro tem., presided. He stated that he had this day received a reply from Mr. Commissioner Rollins in Washington to certain questions submitted to him, who decides that the assessor is not entitled to any fee for pre- paring or approving the new bonds; he is, in fact, not required to maxe them out, but it is the duty of those requiring them to present them to him pro- perly prepared. The assessor has heretofore in- sisted that he must prepare the bonds, and has been in the habit of ¢ ing from $2 to $4 for the docu- ment. Permanent officers were elected and a constitution for the government of the Union was adopted with acclamation, and the meeting adjourned. Meeting of German Varnishers and Polishers, The members of this trade, though distributed over the whole expanse of the city, met in respect- able numbers, the large room being crowded, at Lincoln Hall, corner of Houston and Alien streets, yesterday evening. Mr. Simon Schuck presided and Mr. Michael Roos was secretary. The minutes of the last two meetings were read and approved From these it appeared tnat a communication from the Brickl: ’ Union asking for “aid and com- fort” had n laid on the table. A_ call was made upon the members to join in the celebration of the picnic of the United German Workingmen, arranged for the 14th of Sep- tember, and numerously responded to. The officers for the ensuing year were then elected, as follows:— For President, George Schmidt; Vice President, Adam _ Rieberger; Recording Secretary, Michael Roos; Corresponding Secretary, anthony Endner: Treasurer, ‘icholas Endler; Sergeant-at Arms, George Siebold. The election of six delegates to the Working Men's Union was next gone into with the following resuit:—Schenck, Springmayet, Schwend, Hepa, enche and. Welker; and. the ex-president, Scheeck, was unanimously elected as the representative of this organization to the Work- ingmen's Congress, shortly to meet in this city. After some routine business of no importance the meeting adjourned. Mass Meeting of the German Machinists and Metal Workers‘of This ve A large meeting, though not quite a masa meet- tng, of the German machinists and metal workers owas held last evening at the upper hall of Germania Assembly Rooms, in the Bowery. The object of the meeting was to organize a society, that the opera- tives of the trade may have the benefit of united ac- tion in the intended effort to secure increased pay. Mr. William Holtmann, who was elected president, enlarged upon the success the workingmen's unions bad generally achieved for their members, and the same idea was embodied in the first resolu. tien passed. The second resolution calls for the union of all members of the trade, whether American, Ei or German, with invent to eo-operate for their common benefit. The Initiation fee was fixed at fifty cents and the monthly dues at twenty-five cents. ‘The moneys thus col- lected it wae resolved to use for the expenses of the also to create a fund to defray unforeseen pon the society and to support members in need, And it was further agreed that provision was to be made to procure work for sech as are out of employment. After this aw Speech making was enjoyed. Mr. Runge, of the machinists; Mr. Umricthausen, of the carpenters; Mr. Lucker, of the tailors; Mr. Kunge, of the pianomakera, and Messrs, Wintelli and Hecker, of machinists, entertained the meeting with their views upon the subject of work ing men’s unions, and were all during the progress of their remarks and at the conclusion dondly ap- plauded, About one hundred names were sigued to the roll of membership. ScppeN Deatn at Hien Barpek.—Mrs. Jane it. Seymour, a lady about forty-#ix years of age, was found dead in her bed at High Bridge about six o'clock on Saturday morning. The husband of Mra, Seymour, hatter on Broadway, is absent at the Weat, Mrs. Seymour on Thursday was in New York on business, and on Friday was working about her gar- den, Coroner Robinson heid an inquest yesterday afternoon, A verdict of death by apoplexy was renaered, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ‘and of the Ashuelot, vice Phyff, ordered home; Lieutenant Commander H. E. Mullen, detached fro Pinot to be executive officer of the Maumee Master ke . Hooker, detached from the Idaho to the Piscata'ua; Master J. Wilson, detached from the froquols to the Maumee; Ensign Tanner, late acting master ant executive officer of storeship Onward, Aetached to xfaumee; Ensign Emery, detached from Troquoia to Macunee; Ensign Phelan, detached from Prenandoan to Gnelda; Midshipmen Delehanty and ‘oree, detached fm Piscataqua to Iroquois; Mid- Shipman Bowles J. Yarry, detached from Piscata- The HenaL correspondent, writing from Shanghae, China, July 14, says that “the only American war vessel now in our harbor is the Monocacy, Captain Carter, and she js likely to remain here for some time. ‘The Unadilla has just returned from Siam to Hong Kong. She haa been to Bangkok to deliver presente to the King from the United States govern- Ment, and she was weil received there. ie She- nandoah patd us a brief visit last month and left for Yokohama en pute for home, as they believed, via Sau Francisco.’ NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPT METROPOLITAN FIRE DZPARTMENT. The Newjand the (Old Systems of the Fire Department—The Popularity of the Paid Department with the Merchauts and Props erty Owners, Few reforms in the administration of affairs in the Great city have been attended with such success a8 the Metropolitan Fire Department. The history of its organization and its progress to its present effl- clent state is a record of industry, zeal and enter- prise on the part of the Commissioners such as is seldom met with in the history of public bodies. THE VOLUNTEER SYSTEM has passed away with the age that witnessed all the great revolutions whereby machinery has been sub- stituted for manual labor. The old system sprang from the necessities of the time and was a grand Manifestation of the public spirit animating the gal- lant fellows who composed its members, It was not destined long to compete with the system of ma- chinery, and it is a thing of the past. Its drawbacks were the license which it encouraged and the row- dyism which it was unwittingly the cause of. The system was of itself manly and noble; but it was attended by a freedom which created disorder, tu- mult and riot. It was, therefore, rendered inem- cient by so much as this attendant disorder was greater in degree. The practice of receiving service without remuneration was one which the generous public was averse to, very naturally, For these and many other reasons the desire for a change grew day by day, and it was not long before the change Itself was demanded. New York city, always quick to take advantage of any improvement, Was soon favored with THE PAID SYSTEM. It would hardly be necessary to argue in this place the advantages that have been derived by the institution of the new system and the organization of the new department. The benefits resulting ° Musie, singing and dancing was then tne order for the it, and was kept up until a late hour. D the whole festival sversining was con- uae and the thin Paes teenie a eed of happily to all, gtd m OBITUARY. : Francis Granger. Of late death has been making sad havoc among those occupying prominent positions in the political circles of this State, Within @ comparatively short space of time the names of John Van Buren, Dean Richmond and Peter Gagger have been stricken from the roils never to appear again, and now the name Of one who in years gone by played an active and energetic part in the politics of the Empire State must be added to the list of those. who have passed away. On Friday last, in Canagdaigua, Mr. Francis Granger died at the advanced age of eighty-one years. Mr. Granger was a son of Mr. Gideon Granger, who held the position of Postmaster General under Presl- dents Jefferson and Madison from 1801 til 1814, when he was displaced for his opposition to the war, EMBER 1, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. AMUSEMENTS. BroaDWaY THEATRE.—Sustained by an indifferent company, Mrs. F, W. Lander, the great tragedienne, opened the regular fall and winter season of this house last night in her great role of Elizabeth in the semi-nistorical piay of that name. The audito- rium, notwithstanding the rain in the earlier and the extreme sultriness of the latter part of the evening, ‘was well filled by an intelligent and critical assem- blage, who patiently sat through the entire perform. | ance, which was not concluded until half-past eleven o'clock. Itis unnecessary to speak of Mrs. Lander’s impersonation of England’s greatest Queen, The most hypercritical have conceded that she is worthy of an equal place in the Walhalla of histrionic | fame with Mme, Ristori, Last evening she was, ntwithstanding mai drawbacks, truly great. Her signing of the death warrant of Mary Queen of Scots and her subsequent interview with that un- fortunate woman’s son, James of Scotland, were truly grand, So also was her conduct at the close of the third act, wherein she raises Lord Howard to the Dukedom of Nottingham, and augraien the Earl of E ‘ad xX, the conqueror of jiz—the only man she ever truly loved; the — subse- quent remorse at signing the death war- coupled with his unconcealed support of De Witt Clinton for Governor of this State, shortly after the inauguration of Mr. Madison for the second term, He always took a deep interest in educational matters, and contributed largely of his means towards the forwarding of any enterprise looking to the advancement of the people by the acquirement of knowledge. About the year 1814 he moved to this State, and occupied a place in the Senate in 1819, He died in 1822, : Francis Granger, the subject of the pre- sent notice, was born at Suffleld, Hartford county, Conn.,in 1757, and was educated at Yale, where he took his degrees and graduated with honors in 1812, When he arrived at a proper age he commenced the study of law in the town of Canandaigua, whither his father had removed, He made considerable progress, bnt following the tendencies of his father he exhibited a marked preference for the excitement and bustle of political life, Atsuch an age and with such a from the establishment of the paid system have been practicatly demonstrated, It appears to have won the favor of all unprejudiced men and be- come in tts main features a fixed fact with the pub- lic--just_ as the Croton water, the great Park and like public tn ‘utions, According to the observa- tion of one speaking on the subject—the general use of steam fire engines—the introduction of horse power for celerity of movement and the arrange- ment of a heating aparatus peculiar to the depart- ment, which keeps water in the boilers at a degree of heat which generates steam in three minutes from the tinte analarm is given anda mateh applied to the furnace, enables the companies to pour streams. upon a fire so quick that every advantage required in this respect is attained. OBSTACLES. It is very evident that the Metropolitan Fire De- partment, on being appointed to the duty of inau- grurating an entirely new system for the c1 task before which even a Herenles might have hest- tated. The present department was organized on the 2d day of May, 1865, pursuant to a |: March of the same year. The law was first des Unconstitutioua in the lower courts, but their de- cision was reversed in the final tribunal of the Court Appeals, and the new Commissioners entered nd took possession of the old flre property in the city. During the firstg years of the new system it was up hill work. A_ body of men fixed or preja- diced in their ideas had to be moulded to the new way of things. The old apparatns had to be slowly dispensed withand the new apparatus introduced, Companies had to be organized on new principles. New engine houses had to be built out of the old ones to accommodate the new kind of machinery and the new motive power—tho horses. It was a vast and wonderful c! ze to inaugurate, The great opposition (and th patest obstacle, the fore.) was furnished by large numbers of the com- munity who sympathized with the o'd plan and could not be convinced of the atvantages of the new. NOW AND THEN, These things have been surmounted, and are aray progress made by the Depart- e in the wake of the ment. New York has a Fire Department at the pre- seut time better prepared for the performance of duty than it has been for many years. ‘The maleon- tenis are the few old fogies and the few disappointed ones who had private and selfish ends to gratify by the continuance of the old volunteer system, and who are now out of office and power in the new. ‘The Legislature last winter instituted an investigation of a most searching character into the management and affairs of the Commis- sioners and the ¢epartment and failed to find anything that was the least occasion of censure, save that the Board, fn its economical ideas, did not pay their emp!oy¢s enough wages out of the public money. Every feature of the system was examined, and no fault could be detected in its management as conducted by the present Board of Commissioners. It 1s a significant fact that the committee, on their return to Albany, neither made a report nor adverted to the fact of the mvestigation at all. The Fire Department was formerly a vast political Machine run in the interest of the city “rings."’ It has “changed all that.” It is a model which other cities are patterning after. Its machinery and appa- ratus are new, strong and wertul in operation, and has reached the period when tt can successfully cope with the fires that nightly burst forth in the city. Let the fewest of back during the last year of the organization and observe how few conflagra- tions, if any, have taken piace within the city Limits. It has been said that the losses annually by fire now are greater than they used to be under the old sys- tem. But it should be remembered that the quantity of materials, goods and property generally lia- ble to damage at the present time in the city is a hundredfold greater than in years gone hy, and also that the value of as has greatly in- ol ed. Thus cotton, which was formerly worth as low as six cents, is worth im some instances five and six times as much. Hence the sum on paper seems larger, while the amount relatively and absolutely of cortege destroyed annually ts Coe 4 less than under the old system. It is a curious fact, despite the ontcry against the department in certain quar- ters, that the merchants, the insnrance companies and the property owners everywhere favor and be- age the a Obie in atl they do to forward s plans and objects. As a person commenting on the new system has sai = a The quietness and noiseless movements which have marked the metropolitan firemen on their ronte to and from Seance of duty have exhibited the good order so deatrable an great extent tits reapect that New Vork hus never betore enjoyed. Reach: ing the conflagration in this manner, asaistance of the city police places a cordon around the scene of action that abuts out the thief, who ia every ready to spring at the tap of the bell, and but for this new feature of police at fires would enjoy # harvest in hia profession undiscovered. The large amount of money now saved to the fire Insurance in- terent by this one precautionary measure tells in '« man which all donot appreciate. reer © THE TURNER FESTIVAL IN MORRISANIA. ‘The third annual Turner festival of the district of New York, which commenced on Saturday last in Morrisania, was brought to a close last night. There ‘was but little done on Saturday except the recep- tion of the delegates from other piaces. Sunday Morning was mostly passed in the members of the different delegations becoming acquainted with each other. Inthe afternoon picnicing in the vicinity of Morrisania was resorted to, and a pleasant after- noon was passed, ‘The first grand feature of the festival took place on Sunday evening— grand sacred con- cert by some of the best musical talent and declamation by the Turners, at Washington Hall. The lall was crowded to repletion and mi iny per- sons were compelled to go away. not obtaining ad- mission, The programme at the musical festival consisted of an overture by the Morrisania Maenner- chor Band. The Quartet Club then sang a national song. Interspersed with the singing was deciama- tion, of which “The Casting of the Bell,” by Mr. Gruning, of New York; “An Odd Story.” by Mr. Stemmetz, received the diplomas, which were awarded by the committee on Monday afternoon. The singing of “The Dew Fell in the Night of Spring,” one of Mendelsohn's songs, sung by the Morrisania Quartet Club, received warm and well merited ap- Miss Katie ay aera lady living in was warily encored er sil “My Heart is in the Highlands.” open Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the various delegations forined in procession at Turners’ Hall, ip the following order: FIRST DIVIStON, Police, Festival Committee, Band, Omvers of the New York Division Turners, Drum Corps, New York Cadets, New York Turner Cadets, Morrisania Sharp- shooters, Turner Sharpshooters, Morrisanta Maenner- chor, Germania Maennerchor, Melrose Letdent Germania and Union Maennerchors of Meirose, Tur ber pupils. SRCOND DIVISION, | Delegations from other districts, society from | Troy, Dram Corps, New York Turner Socict Parner a rieties from New York, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, ew Brookiyn, East New York, Bloomingdale, Jer- sey City, Hndgon City, Carlstadt, Paterson, Harlem and Morrisania, Each delegation carried’ a hand- some silk banner, some of which, embroidered in } silk, were very handsome. At haif-past one the gymnastic exercises were com- { menced, which lasted until after three o'cloc About haif-past three General Franz Sigel delivered an address, in whieh he gave a history of the Turners, their duties, objects and a general history, He apoke about an hour, during which he was frequently loudly applauded, The sharpahooters, about sixty in number, commenced shooting as soon as they got on the picnic ground, and continued to shoot untll abort four o'clock, There were four prizes to be shot for. The committee awarded them to—First, Her- man itappenberg, New York, dipioma and silver mentor he was not long in seeking the gratification of his desires for political fame, About this time the excitement in relation to the abduction of Morgan by members of the Masonic fraternity reached a pro- digious height. Various rumors were spread in’ re- gard to the disposition of the unfortunate man. The Inost extravagant stories were current as to his fate, gud people throughout the State, especially in the western part of it, were considerably excited, Under such a siate of excitement it was by ns a dif- fNeult or laborious task to create a bitter feeling against the members of the Masonic fraternity. ‘Trading polilicians saw this, seized the opportunity and turned it to advantage. Young men looking for position, fame and emolument were easily induced tojoin in tie movement, and the anti-Masonic party became-a power in the Empire State, Among the aspiring young men of that day and foremost in the Anti-Masonic agitation may be men- tioned tue names of William H. Seward, Millard Fill- more, Thurlow Weed and Francis Granger. Qnee they I ard for the success of the party. Mr, Granger resolved to put to @ test his po- influence and became a candidate for tegisia- and succeeded in being elected member for Ontario county, When in the House slow in exhibiting his antagonism against the Masonic ordeg, and with such force and spirit did ge bis war, and with such satisfaction to ts tiuen!s, that he secured his 1 ction the sub- sequent lie w of his part 8 Nitical t tive honor of Assen he was el vy this time recognized asa leading man Vigorous, energetic and watchin In 1828 he was honored by the anti-Masonic party with the nomination for Governor, and at the same time Was nominated by the Adams republicans for Lieutenant Governor, ‘Phe latter he accepted, but he was defeated, by the Jackson ticket, whic had the name of Martin Van Boren as the eandida‘e for the gubernatorial chair, Mr. Granger Went back ty the Assembly, and the subsequent year again entered the arena for the 's Chair against his old antagonist, Mr. In this struggle he was again defeated, ar following, 1531, Mr, Granger again went back'to the Legislature for the last time, In 1832 @ movement was inaugurated between the Clay republicans upon one side and the aut-Masonic party on the other to bring around a coalition be- tween the two sections im this State, After some deitberation the differences were healed and both parties agreed on the nomination of Mr. Granger for Governor. The ofice of Governor apparently was the great goal for which he aimed. He was doomed to dixappointment, however. His opponent, William L. Marcy, defeated him by @ majority of over 10,000 votes. When the whig party was formed, two years later, Mr. nger became a prominent leader, Hts well known activity and shrewdness werejacknowledged, and his iufiuence was undoubted, In 1804, while the State Convention was in session, he sought the nomination of Governor, but the same ill luck which followed him on every occasion when he sought the gubernatorial chair stuck to him on this occasion, and Mr. Granger had the unpleasant privilege of ‘ia former friend and political colaborer, fein 7 ward, secure the nomination and bear or the pl which he himself bad for years in- dustriously striven to secure, Later, in the same year, however, he was nominated for Congress for the Twenty-sixth district, and was elected. When the anti-Masonic Party held its nationa) convention at Philadelphia—the last that was ever held—in 1836, Mr. Granger was nominated on the ticket for the Vice Presidency with William H. Harrison for President. The whigs, not having Moy attained the rank of a national party, went into the contest against Mr. Van Buren with General Harri- son, Mr. Webster, and Judge H. L. White, of Ten- nessee, for candidates. The other States made John ‘Tyler their candidate, Mr. Granger being obnoxious to them on account of his supposed anti-slavery sen- timents. The electoral colleges made no choice of a Vice President, and Colonel Johnson was elected by the Senate; Messrs. Calhoun and Preston, of South Carolina, and Judge White, of Tennessee, then act- ing with’ the whigs, declining to vote, n 1838, when the whig party had become success- ful, Mr. Granger was elected Congress and suc- ceeded to his seat in the following election, In 1841 he was nominated by President Harrison for the position of Postmaster General, He experienced some diMiculty in having his nomination con- firmed by the Senate, on account of his sup- nosed anti-slavery prociivities. This difficulty. however, was got over by the assurance from Mr. Granger that in case of his becoming an abolitionist he did not expect to be permitted to occupy the lace, A short time after the election of Mr. ay ler to he Presidency, Mr. Granger, at the solicitation of his friends, resigned his position in the Cabinet. On his return home he was elected to Congress, but he declined to take his seat, and since then, although mixing in politica, he never was actively engaged or held @ public ofice. In 1850 he was President of the Whig State Con- vention when the ‘Silver Grey’? secession tooke Jace, and in 1861 he was appointed a member of the Peace Conference which met in Washington in the February of that year. reased m was @ man of commanding mien, wonderful energy, great activity and a judge of human characte! igorous and manly opposit was the course he pursued rather than the petty trif_ing underworkings of the demagogues. He was @ consistent worker throughout the whole of hia political career, and had @ strong will and great tenacity to secure any measure or object he desired to obtain, He was known to sympathize with the objects of the Know Nothing party, and his views on the anti-slavery question more than once endan- gered hia position when a member of the President's Cabinet. For several years past he has spent much of histime in this city, where he had numerous friends, who ere this have heard with sadness of his death. Gideon Granger. Scarcely has the shadow of death crossed the threshold after stealing away the life of the father ere the household has again been visited and the spirit of the son has followed. Yesterday Gideon jrauger, gon of the late Francis Granger, whose is noticed in full, died at Canandaigua. He awyer of much promise, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS. J. Vincent Browne, Collector of Internal Revenue for the Fifth Massachusetts district, died at his resi- dence at Salem, Mass., on Saturday. Robert Allen and Matthew Riley, while engaged in tearing down Boal street terrace in Cincinnati, on Saturday, were instantly killed by the building fall- ing upon them. The twentieth annual camp meeting of the Raat Maine Methodist Conference commenced yesterday at Wesleyan Grove, three miles below Belfast, and will continue during the week. The attendance ig rge and the weather favorabie. 1¢ Democratic Congressional Convention of the Fith district of Pennsyivania met at Doylestown yesterday, and nominated Dr. John R. Reading for Congress on the first bailot. Robert E, Monaghan was yesterday nominated by the democrats of the Seventh’ diatrict of Pennsylvania for Congress, ig Mr. Hannibal Hamlin addressed a large and en- thusiastic meeting in Waterville, Me., last evening. He was frequently and enthusiastically applauded, mh meeting closed with cheers for Grant and Jolfax. AFFAIRS IN TENNESSEE, (From the Frening Telegram.) NASHVILLE, August 31, 1868, ‘The Militia Dil has passed the lowerroranch of the Legisiature of Tennessee, only sixteen members voting against it. The Senate, before taking action watch; second, John Miller, Williamsburg, Colt’s re- yolver; ae f sl ag Geomeis Jersey sity, small silver wa'tch; fourth, Geo leimtz, Ne york, silver plated roe ita Ga — siete: The Turner Cadets during the afternoon gave an exhibition aril, which gave general satisfaction. The parties gien separated for supper, to gather for the night's ple mare. Immediately after supper the rain began to KW, which drove the large crowd in- side the hall I Muller's Park, so that that la building was uncomfortably crowded, Nouwithe standing the rain, the grounds were handsomely Mlominated with uMoy colored Chinese janterne, upon it, is waiting for the report of the joint Militar’ Committee, and meantime the demoriate are making tise of every possible means to defeat it before that nav. The Bureh conversation with Mr. Johnson has doubtless been exaggerated. Persons who are well informed in reference to Johnson's sentiments de- clare that the only opinion he haa expressed in the In the following year | rant of her lover and her death in the presence of her heir and the court were finely conceived and brought the house to its feet. It 18 useless to par- ticularize Mrs. Lander as Elizabeth, It is a fault- ind fully and vigorously presented as a grand historical picture to her audience, Were she more artistically supported those who attend upon her etforts would be better pleased, Woop’s MusEUM AND THEATRE.—Wood’s museum and theatre was thrown open to the public yester- day. A matinée performance of English op ra houpe was given in the afternoon, when addresses were made and the theatre opened in due form. I the evening ‘Lorle,”’ a new play adapted from the Ger- man by Mr. G. H. Ros \d, was presented. In a pesaniary sense it was very successful, the house be- ng crowded in every part. For the play itself but little can be sald, It has at least a good moral; but the plot is very poor and is so clumsily worked ont that the interest is not sustained throughout. Parts of the dialogue give evidence that much has been lost in the transiation. The wretched attempt at humor in the part allotted to Christopher Dalder (Mr. G. ©. Davenport) is very poor. One scene, however, in the fourth act—where a peasant ae is suddenly brought before a German serene highness and is introduced to the court—redeems the piece. The constrained and awkward manner of the country-bred damsel is very natural and forms a proper coutrast to the stately manners of the cour- tiers, Miss Maggie Mitchell as Lorle, the peas- ant girl, made as much of the chara as was pos- sible, but one could not heip regretting that she was not Gast in a better piece, Rheinhard, the artist, was fairly esented by Mr. W. Collier, Th other characters in “Lorie? were well supported, but it would be well if a little less rant was indulged in. ‘The scenery of the Pfece is good, but its effect was somewhat marred by the way in which the scenes were shifted. This is a defect, however, almost inseparable from first night performances, During the progress of the play a numerous con- course of people, Who could not find seats in the theatre, or who were not sufictently interested in pce, roamed through the tasteful and well stocked museum, and commented favorably on the improvements in the truction of the interior of the building and th ngements nm for the comfort and convenience of the patrons of the estab- lishment. —That steadily growing favorite Bloue,” was most brilliantly represented last evening. But the feature of the eveling was not the brilliant music, the spirited acting and splendid dancing, but the ‘ement of Mr. Wim, Wheatley, not only from ihe management ofthe theatre, but from the stage. At the end of the first act he was loudly called for, and in response made his appearance in front of the drop. et tain, He was most enthusiastically cheercd, at in acknowledgment made the following brief speech:— LADIES AND VENTLEMEN—I appear before you this evening to say farewell after a lifetime devoted to your service as actor and manager, During that jong period it has been my earnest atm and en- deayor todo my duty to all with whom T have had business relations. That my efforts have been cl ed with suecess is evidenced in the reward of a generous public, which enables me to withdraw from my toils and responsibilities, and in the very many affectionate expressions of regret at my re- tirement received from the members of my pro- fession. In taking a final leave of the stage the satisfaction ts ey mingled with sorrow, for my connection with it has been truly a labor of love, and | look back upon my seven years at Niblo’s 3 ment which may be distinguished as “legitimate negro minstrelsy’’ nore than made up for the short- cominga of the hantenge, and, on the whole, the audience seemed exceedingly well sat Brooklyn Atheneum. There was a fair attendance at the Atheneum last evening, considering the uninviting state of the weather, at the opening entertainment of the series to be given by Mr. James Taylor, the great English comique. The programme, which is highly enter- taining, was well received. Mrs, R. A, Brennan. Madame Stuttaford and Mrs, Brennan each acted their several parts im @ most acceptable manner. THE MONTHLIES. ‘The magazines for the present month bear evi- dence of much good taste in the selection of the arti- cles they contain, Some of the monthlies are par- ticularly good in this respect. Variety forma a prominent trait, and those dull, heavy and prolific essays that too frequently find a place in our current literature have been, 1a the September monthiles at least, ignoret, This is as it should be. Magazine literature should be made popular by the publication of attractive and piquant papers, rather than by dry and argumentative dissertations. Harper's New Monthiy Magazine for September, 1868.—This number of Harper's Magazine ta ufuch of the same quality as its predeceasors of late, There are one or two pretty fair articles and the rest are very namby-pamby. ‘The article on insects is good and instructive, and is from the pen of a naturalist who knows what he is writing about and how to ex- press his ideas. Some of the stories are exceedingly trashy, especially that one relating to the South, Southern scenes and incidents of the war, which is full of prejudice and highly colored, improbable pictures, The galary for September sustains the reputation it has already achieved and is brimful of bright and interesting papers. The selection of articles is ex- ceedingly varied, The Atlantic Monthly for the present month opens with “No News,’’ followed very naturaily by “Ex- pe tation.” ‘There is an interesting paper on “The ‘odern Methods of Studying Poisons.’? Dr. Holmes givesa pretty poem, “Bill and Joe,” and a paper de- seriptive of the Island of Maddalena will be found among the most pleasing of the contents of the pres- ent number, Lippincotw’s Magazine contains @ paper from Bay- ard Taylor on “Sorrento,” and another by Charles Astor Bristed entitied “Dispute about Education.” The remaining bill of contents ts fair. ‘the Old Guard for september opens its demo- cratic chapters with “Resistance to the Reconstruc- tion Acts not Revolutionary.’? The present number is a good one, our Young Folks, This magazine, eagerly sought for by juveniles, will be read with much interest this month, Its stories aud illustrations will meet & hearty welcoie. The Merchants’ Magazine, contains a great many valuable papers. Its first, article is on the tron and steel produced in Belgium and France and ,is valuable for the amount of sta- Uustical information it conveys. Pen Photographs of the Readings of Chartes Dickens. In this little painphiet we have a deserip- tion of the autho aders’ welcome to and departure from this country, together with a description of his readings, from the graceful pen of Kate Field. The Builders? Journal will be found useful to the members of the trades or professions for whose ben- fit it is published, The ilustrations are good. The People’s agazine contains, among other ar- e8,a well iten sketch of Gustav Dore and w ron language, langu: a Art Journal. "This ihustrations. sy” are gems 1 The present number The late numbers of Lovo. Musical Cabinet are rich in the ges of favorite operas and selections from the ballads of popular composers. The selec tions of dance music are execelient, and embrace gieanings from Strauss, Juliano, Burchardt and Emile Berger. The pic published in the Cabinet lay avast amount of tuste, coupled with the Hle desire to supply at a cheap rate the favorite compositions of well known composers. ASSASSINATIONS IM MARY LAND, A Remarkable Record of Crime on the East- eru Shore. {From the sangre (Centreville, Eastern shore) Oitiz August 29, A most horrible and cold blooded murder was per- etrated in this county on Friday (yesterday) morn- ing, the particulars of witch, as we learn them, are ay follows:— 5 with feelings of pride and pleasure. In the very height of tis prosperity and renown I resign the gement to my energetic and enterprising suc- ors, Messrs. Jarrett & Paimer, wishing them a bright and brilliant future of success, which I am confident they will achieve. And now, ladies and gentlemen, [ must pronounce that last sad word “that must be and hath been,” that “sound whic makes us linger,” to one and ail, respectfully, fare- well, An the last word fell from his lips a shout of cheers such as never before has been heard witbin the walls of this theatre rent the air from et to dome. In the course of Mr, Wheatley’s speech an unreconstructed individual in the upper gallery tried to indulge in an opposi- tion speech, but the style of his oratory was not considered very chaste or elegant and he was cut short in his oratorical attempt by a policeman. Srapr THEATRE.—At this place the season opened last night with Mosenthal’s drama, “The Schulz of Altenbueren,” a piece which met with little success in Germany, and its performance here provoked hardly any show of approv The well known stock company has been increased by several additions, but the first appearance of any actor, ever so talent- ed, in a plece of so little attraction, is no criterion for his ability, and judgment of the value of the new acquisitions should therefore be pig The interior of, as wellas the entrances to, this piace of amusement have been handsomely refitted and decorated anew, and had the day not been so warm and the evening not so rainy, probably a fuller house would have ted this first performance of the fae” though those who stayed away lost but very ie. Bowery THEATRE.. it among the relics of the ancten régime of the drama in this city when the boundaries of Thespis’ kingdom extended not above Canal street, following in the procession of the Park, Burton's, the Franklin, the National and others, the old pit of the Bowery theatre is no more. The an- nouncement of its removal—‘‘a new parquet, with upholstered sofa chairs has been constructed in place of the old pit, with a double entrance through the centre of the dress circie” is simply made, but avhat visions of free and easy enjoyment, what recollections of peanut sprees does it not conjure up and what a host of jolly experiences does it not recall. [tis gone now, and with it much of the historic interest that attached itself to this house, The new departure taken here was, however, not unworthy of the tradl- tional reputation of the Old Bowery. Being the open- ing night of the fall season, after a week given up to carpenters, painters, decorators and uphoisterers, it was well fliied by its old patrons, who exhibited a thorough appreciation of the enterprise and taste of Manager Freligh in the improvements made. The occasion was further distinguished by the presentation of a new drama, entitled ‘Life | in the Streets.” — The piece is of the sensa- tional order, but of that higher degree of dramatle effectiveness exhibited in the ‘Ticket of Leave Man,” The piece was well put upon the stage, strongly cast, jucluding Whalley and Mra. W. G. Jones in the jead- ing roles, and C. F. Seabert, Miss Jenny Cilfford, Sam Drake and other favorites in the minor parts. Its success Was unequivocal and it will doubtless have along run. The performance concluded with icai drama entitled “False cs KELLY & LEON's.—The season opened at Kelly & Leon's last evening under very auspicious circum. stances, During the recess the neat little theatre, which hag, oft been the scene of many a pleasant hour, bas been beautifully embellisied, and now presents a handsome and comfortable appearance, Notwithstanding the counteracting Influences of the weather os well as of the numerous attractions through the city, a large and fashionable audience assembled to greet the return of these favorite min- strela, who verily surpassed themselves in drollery, wit and the other acquisitions which are fa- vorably associated with their name, The rogramme opened with the usual ‘prelim. nary chor songs and jokes, which, how. ver wanting in novelty, were admirably rendered, “Barber iu? was the sensation of the night, and, A man named Reamy Gilmore, an industrious, honest and inoffensive farmer, aged about forty eer! residing on a iarm belonging to the heirs of he late Judge Chambers, on the road from Church Hill to Chestertown, about four miles from the former and two from the latter place, was found dead at an po! yea bey morning, and hia wife lying in an Insensibte condition, but still alive, by @ negro man and woman who had been engaged by Mr. Gil- more to “save fodder” for him, They immediately gave the alarm to one of Mr. Gilmore's neighbors, who made the fact of the murder known to the oficers of the law, and Justice Tarbut- ton, of Crumpton, summoned a jury of inquest, and among the witnesses was a negro woman, Martha Barwick, Mr. Gilmore’s cook, who at first denied all knowledge of the murder, but finally con- fessed that a certain prgn man in the neighborhood, who Was in the habit of visiting her, named Mitchel Bell, and herself had formed a plot to murder and rob Mr. Gilmore, which a was intended to be put in execution last night, but from some cause on Thursday night the plot was changed, and the deed perpetrated on Friday morning, between daybreak and sunrise. Bel, she states, remained in the kitchen all night, and in the early morning went up stairs and effected an entrance into Mrs. Gilmore's room without awakening her, when he dealt her two blows with the blade of an axe as she lay sleeping, and then sent the woman—the partner in his crime—to teli Mr. Gilmore (who, it appears, for some cause slept in another house some distance from the dwel- ling) that his wife was very sick and wanted him. Mr. G. Immediately repaired to his wife's room, and as he entered the door Bell dealt him a heavy blow with the eye of the axe, knocking him senseless to the floor, after which he struck him two more blows oe the head, and then left him. The woman fartha says Bell then commenced rifitng the burean drawers, but drove her from the room, and she does not Know what amount of money, if any, Bell op- tained. After eae his search for booty he - dag premises, and that was the last she saw of hitn, Information was afterwards obtained that Bell made his way to the river just below Chestertown, and procuring a small boat, boarded the steamer Chester as passed, and it is supposed went to Baltimore. On obtaining this information parties were.sent to intercept the steamer Trumpeter, in the Sassafras river, who went in pursuit of the mur- derer, and as the Trumpeter has a much shorter route than the steamer Chester, se generally arrives in Baltimore in advance of that boat, and it ts confl- dently hoped that the murderer was arrested upon his arrival in Baltimore, The jury of logess rendered & verdict in accord- ance with the above facta, when the woman was committed to jail by Justice Tarbutton, as an ac- cessory to the murder, and was handed over to = af last night about teu o'clock by Constable iafford. The object appears to have been both robbery and malice, as it is said there had been some diticult: between Mr. Gilmore and Bell @ short time previ. ously. Mr. Gilmore raised a great deal of garden produce, which he had been selling in Baltim and it is believed that he had @ considerable sum of money about the house, and tt was with the double object of gratifymg his malice and obtaining thia money that Beil perpetrated the uorrible deed. The murdered man was childless, Information of the above tragedy was received in Baitimore on Friday evening, and the police and detective force at once set to work to track the murderer, ‘The same paper also publishés the following:— + learn that a dineulty occurred between two Ww ‘gro men yesterday morting, on the farm of Dr. oureey, hear Queenstown, When one seized a club and dealt the other auch a severe blow as to canse his death, We did not learn the names of the parties. The Denton Courter has the following account of a murder in Caroline eounty:— A young colored man named Wm. Holmes, not long since a waiter at the hotel in this town, was murdered cold blood at the colored camp in Retd’s woods, near Purnell’s shop, on Tuesday evening last, by another colored man named Eli Fisher. The accounts of the murder and jis canses are so conflicting that it is impossible to give a correct version of it, Upon oue thing, however, all seem agreed—viz, that the killing of Holmes was unprovoked. Bie circumstances, as nearly as we can understand.them, are these:—Holmes had been walking down the road with a colored woman, and they had separated, he and another man stopping to eat a watermelon, While eating their melon Fisher came along and asked for a truth to say, the high anticipations formed of it were fully realized, As a buries it is replete with humor and piaaney, and is decidedly a clever pro- duction; and while all the favorite airs of the original are carefully preserved, the libretto is by ques: tion funny intheextveme. Aa Ballyette Leon was inimitable, and his representation of that damsel last night will add another to the many trianphs he has already achieved. Throughout the evening he was reper, and deservedly applauded, The “Barber Blu’ found a humorous and able ex- ponent in Mr. Edwin Kelly, while the others were equal to their us and inexplicable roles, Alto- gether “Barber Bla” was exceedingly well put upon the stage, The costumes were superb, the acting admirable, and the orchestra worthy of praise. There is no doubt that “Barber Bia," following in the wake of “Grand Dutch 8," “Bell L. N.) and other capital buriesques produced at this’ establish: ment, Will enjoy @ prosperous career, SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS.—The San Franciaco Minstrels reopened their temple of harmony last wiatter is that a has no right to keep a stand- ing army. The democrats heid a meeting on the public square Getarday to protest against the pass age of the bill by the ate. The speeches were by ex-Governor Neil, D, Brown. A. F, Colvar and gers. evening with an entirely new and original opéra boufe, entitied “Barber Brown." If “Barber Brown" is intended as a bui jue on “Barbe Bleue’? it would be ag weil to mention thi a gramme. That portion of the srenlan’s setarteie evening's gutertalp: piece, when Holmes told him to go and buy as ne had done. This seemed to infuriate Fisher, who made some kind of a reply accompanied with an oath, and drawing a. pistol shot Holmes in the mouth, the bail lodging in the back of his neck and Killing him instantly, Fisher was arrested in Baltimore on Monday last on the arrival of the Balloon from Kent Isiaud, He states that the shooting was purely accidental on hia part, and that he left the county because the colored People threateged 2 lynch hin. The Easton Gazetle saya:— We learn that an altercation took place at Till borough, Caroline county, on Thursday last between two negro men, when one of them took up an axe and dealt the other a heavy blow with the sharp edge, some say laying open ihe skull and otherwise splitting down the breast. Kither one is horrible enough. It of course cansed instant death, We have not been able to learn the particulars. jon has reached here of ng. neat Milican, Texas, of te 200 heelock H, Upton, a son of kdward Upton, formerly of Upton’s t/il!, near this city. | He was arrested by the count) uticers on the charge stealing cattle, but a mo! (ook tum oat of the Mi of the civil authorities aud Luag bln frum a tree. Executep.—I death by hangii last June, of